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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 47 -AF
An Ordinance Amending The City of Chanhassen Zoning Ordinance
by Establishing the R-1MH, Single Family Manufactured Housing
District.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. The Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota is hereby amended by adding the following
Definitions to Section 4.02:
Manufactured Housing Subdivision: A manufactured housing
development in which the entire developable portion of the
development is subdivided into individual platted lots,
which may be sold or transferred in fee title individually
and separately from either the development as a whole or
the other lots in the development, and on which not more
than one single family manufactured dwelling per lot may
be located in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
Manufactured Housing Planned Residential Development
Any manufactured housing development other than a
manufactured housing subdivision. A manufactured
housing PRD is any manufactured housing develop-
ment which is divided into individual housing
sites which may be sold or transferred in any form
of common ownership. Such developments generally
provide for homeowner's associations and special
private facilities for common use by the residents
of the community (including such facilities as
recreational buildings and play areas, common open
space, laundries, and the like).
Manufactured Housing Development: A manufactured Housing
Subdivision or a manufactured Housing PRD consisting
of a planned aggregation of single family manufactured
dwellings and/or a combination of single family manufac-
tured dwellings and conventional single family dwellings.
Single Family Manufactured Dwelling: A single family
manufactured dwelling is a factory -built structure which
is transportable in one or more sections on its own
running gear or chassis, and which is equipped with
necessary utility service connections and designed to be
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used for single-family occupancy without a permanent foun-
dation. Such dwellings shall measure 20 feet or more in
• width and 40 feet or more in length, exclusive of sup-
porting members or hitches, and shall have a ground
floor area of not less than seven hundred (700) square
feet. Said dwelling shall also comply with all provi-
sions of the Manufactured Home Building Code, as defined
in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 327.31 Subd. 3, in order
to be moved into the City of Chanhassen.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. The Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota is hereby amended by adding the R-lMH
Single Family Manufactured Housing District to Section 5.01.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. The Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota is hereby amended by adding the following
sections:
Section 6.50. R-lMH Single Family Manufactured
Housing District.
Section 6.51. Purpose. This district is intended to pro-
vide for manufactured housing in subdivided or unsub-
divided developments which are located in desirable
residential environments, and which are provided with full
urban services and the amenities provided in other resi-
dential neighborhoods. Such developments shall be so
located, designed, and improved as to provide protection
from potentially adverse neighboring influences, protec-
tion for adjacent residential properties, access for vehic-
ular traffic without traversing local streets in
adjoining residential neighborhoods, and accessibility
equivalent to that for other forms of permitted residen-
tial development.
Only those areas designated "Residential -Medium Density"
in the City's Comprehensive Plan shall be considered for
inclusion in this District.
Section 6.52. Minimum District Area. Each R-lMH
District shall have an area of not less than twenty (20)
acres.
Section 6.53. Permitted Uses. Within an R-lMH Zoning
District, no building, structure, or land shall be used
except for one or more of the following uses:
1. Single Family Manufactured Dwellings meeting the
Manufactured Home Building Code, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 327.31, Subd. 3.; and,
Single Family Dwellings constructed in accordance
with the Chanhassen Building Code.
2. Structures and uses necessary for the opera-
tion or maintenance of a manufactured housing
development.
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3. Parks, playgrounds, community centers, and
noncommercial recreational facilities such as
golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools,
game rooms, libraries, and the like.
4. Outdoor storage areas designed exclusively for
recreational vehicles, provided that such areas
shall be so designed, improved, and located as to
protect adjoining uses from adverse visual or
other detrimental effects, and provided that such
areas shall occupy, in total, not more than five
(5%) percent of the area of the manufactured
housing development.
5. Agriculture, except within the area of any
manufactured housing development which has
been improved by the construction of local
streets and utilities.
6. Municipal Buildings and Structures.
7. Public Utilities.
8. Uses and structures which are customarily
accessory and clearly incidental to permitted
principal uses and structures. Recreational
Vehicles shall not be occupied as living quar-
ters in any Manufactured Housing Development.
Sales lots for manufactured dwellings are pro-
hibited in this District, but individual dwellings
in residential use may be sold with the site
occupied by such dwelling.
Section 6.54. Development Standards.
1. Lot, Structure, and Yard Regulations.
A. Manufactured Housing Subdivisions:
In the case of a manufactured housing sub-
division, the following minimum requirements
shall be observed:
Lot Area
Lot Width at Street
Property Line
Lot Width at Building
Setback Line
Lot Depth
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11,700 sq. ft.
60 feet
90 feet
130 feet
Front Yard 30 feet
. Side Yard, Principal
Structure 10 feet
Side Yard, Accessory
Structure 10 feet
Rear Yard, Principal
Structure 30 feet
Rear Yard, Accessory
Structure 10 feet
Maximum Building Height 35 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage
of all Structures 35%
The maximum number of lots permitted in any
Manufactured Housing Subdivision shall be com-
puted by subtracting the total area to be
dedicated for street right-of-way from the
total gross land area in the subdivision, and
dividing the remaining (net) land area by
15,000. In no case shall the maximum gross
density exceed 2.9 dwelling units per acre.
The side of the home having the longest
dimension shall be placed facing the street
which provides access to the lot.
B. Manufactured Housing Planned Residential
Developments:
In the case of a manufactured housing com-
munity, the rigid lot area, width, depth, and
rear and side yard requirements in section
6.54(lA) may be waived by the City. However,
in no case shall the minimum distance between
neighboring dwellings be less than twenty (20)
feet, nor shall the required minimum front
yard setback be reduced. The overall density
in such developments shall be consistent with
the Chanhassen Comprehensive Plan, but in no
case shall the maximum gross density exceed
2.9 dwelling units per acre.
2. Landscaping.
A. All areas not used for dwellings, accessory
buildings, access, parking, circulation, and
service shall be completely and permanently
is landscaped and the entire development shall be
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maintained in good condition. Yards adjacent
• to each dwelling shall be sodded and at least
one shade tree having a mimimum 2" caliper
size shall be planted on each homesite within
six ( 6 ) months of occupancy of the site. All
other open spaces shall be landscaped with
grass or other suitable ground cover within
six ( 6 ) months of initial occupancy of the
development.
The owner of the property shall be responsible
for the installation and maintenance of all
landscaping required in this section.
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B. Every Manufactured Housing Development shall
provide a twenty-five (25) foot wide buffer
along all boundaries of the development.
Such buffer shall consist of a vacant strip
of land which shall be landscaped with a
dense combination of deciduous and evergreen
trees, shrubs, and bushes, along with earthen
berms, as necessary to establish an effective
screen from adjoining properties and streets.
The design of such buffers shall be included
in the landscaping plan for every development,
and shall be approved by the City Council.
The buffer area shall be placed under the
control of a homeowner's association or be
included as part of individual platted lots.
Deed restrictions or private easements
requiring the permanent reservation of all
required buffer areas as open space and
requiring the continued maintenance of all
plant materials and berms shall be filed with
the County Recorder as part of the develop-
ment prior to the issuance of any building
permit or occupancy of any homesite.
C. All signs, mailboxes
shall be uniform in
shall be approved as
plan.
3. Accessory Storage.
and accessory lighting
materials and design and
part of the landscape
The outdoor storage, display or disposal of lawn
and garden equipment, unlicensed motor vehicles,
junk, debris, commercial vehicles or equipment,
or other items is strictly prohibited in this
district, except as provided in Section 6.53(4).
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4. Recreation Areas.
• A. For Manufactured Housing Subdivisions, the
amount of land to be dedicated or devoted to
recreational areas shall be determined by City
Ordinance No. 14, as amended.
B. In Manufactured Housing PRD's, ten (10%) percent
of the total gross area of the development shall
be devoted to common recreational areas and
facilities, such as playgrounds, tot lots,
swimming pools, community buildings, pedestrian
and bicycle trails separated from streets, or
other common open spaces suitable for active
recreation. Such required recreation areas
shall not include the landscape buffer area
required in this section, or any streets or
parking areas.
At least one principal recreation and com-
munity center shall be developed in each Manu-
factured Housing PRD which shall contain not
less than five (5%) percent of the total area of
the development. Said Community Center shall be
maintained in a safe, clean, and sanitary con-
dition.
To qualify as common recreational area, second -
is ary play areas for small children, and all
other recreational areas, shall be at least
twenty (20) feet wide at its narrowest dimen-
sion, and contain not less than one thousand
(1,000) square feet in contiguous area.
An internal pedestrian circulation system
shall be developed to provide access to all
recreational areas developed on the site.
Common Recreational areas shall be closed to
automotive traffic except for maintenance and
service vehicles, and shall be improved and
maintained for the recreational uses intended
and shown on the site development plan.
The recreation area may, upon approval of the
City Council, be accepted by the City as the
required dedication for park purposes set
forth in Ordinance No. 14, as amended. Cash
amounts to be dedicated to the City for
recreation facilities shall be determined as
for conventional single family dwellings.
• 5. Parking.
Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a
concrete or asphalt paved
parking area designed to
provide off-street parking for two (2) automo-
biles, and said parking area shall be located on the
• same lot or homesite as the dwelling for which it
is intended to serve.
6. Street and utility Standards.
Local streets developed as part of any manufac-
tured housing development shall comply with all
applicable provisions of the City Subdivison
Ordinance, and shall be constructed in accordance
with all City specifications and requirements.
All developments constructed in this district
shall also conform to all other provisions of the
City Zoning and Subdivison Ordinance relating to
public utilities, including the requirements for
connection to municipal water and sanitary sewer
service, and provision of adequate measures to
control storm water drainage.
7. Community Storm Shelter Facilities:
Every manufactured housing development,
shall include suitable below ground storm shelter
facilities which can accommodate all residents of
the development. Said storm shelter facilities
shall be accessible 24 hours a day between March 1
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and November 1, and shall be maintained in a safe
and sanitary condition. The minimum storm shelter
area shall be not less than that determined by
applying the following formula to the specific
development:
Minimum Shelter Area (in sq. ft.) = number of
dwelling units x 2.5 persons per dwelling unit
x 4 square feet/person.
8. Installation Requirements.
Every manufactured home shall be placed on and
firmly secured to a permanent foundation or
concrete slab which complies with the Chanhassen
Building Code. All anchoring and support
systems shall be installed according to State
requirements, as defined by the Minnesota
Department of Administration Building Code
Division Rules for mobile home support and tie -
down systems, (as authorized by Minnesota
Statutes Section 327.31 to 327.36) prior to the
occupancy of any manufactured home.
In the case of manufactured homes placed on
concrete slabs, the exterior walls of the
building shall extend to within six (6") inches
of the ground surface and shall completely
enclose the circumference of the building.
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9. General Requirements.
A. Every manufactured housing development shall
comply with all applicable requirements of
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 327, pertaining to
manufactured homes, and all applicable rules
and regulations of the Minnesota Department of
Health and the Minnesota Department of
Administration.
B. Building permits shall be required for the
construction, installation, or erection of any
dwelling or accessory building or structure in
this district.
C. No manufactured dwelling shall remain in any
manufactured housing development for a period
exceeding fifteen (15) days without an
approved connection to the permanent sanitary
sewer and water system provided within the
development, provided however, that the City
Building Official may extend this period for
an additional fifteen (15) days if special
circumstances exist. In no case shall any
dwelling be occupied prior to connection to
all utilities.
D. All manufactured housing developments shall be
• platted or replatted.
Section 6.55. Procedure for R-lMH Development Plan and
Zoning Review. No person shall erect, establish, extend
or enlarge a manufactured housing development within the
City of Chanhassen without first obtaining approval from
the City Council, following review and recommendation by
the Planning Commission. Approval shall be granted only
upon compliance with all of the following:
1. The application and review process for a manufac-
tured housing development shall be governed by
the procedures set forth in Section 14.05 of this
Ordinance, except as herein modified.
2. The application fee for processing any manufac-
tured housing development proposal shall be the
same as that established for a Planned Development.
3. The site development plan, landscape plan, sub-
division plat, and all other required plan submit-
tals shall comply with all development standards
of this district.
4. The proposed development must be located within
the Metropolitan Urban Service Area, as defined
is in the Chanhassen Comprehensive Plan, and must
be served by all public utilities.
9. General Requirements.
• A. Every manufactured housing development shall
comply with all applicable requirements of
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 327, pertaining to
manufactured homes, and all applicable rules
and regulations of the Minnesota Department of
Health and the Minnesota Department of
Administration.
B. Building permits shall be required for the
construction, installation, or erection of any
dwelling or accessory building or structure in
this district.
C. No manufactured dwelling shall remain in any
manufactured housing development for a period
exceeding fifteen (15) days without an
approved connection to the permanent sanitary
sewer and water system provided within the
development, provided however, that the City
Building Official may extend this period for
an additional fifteen (15) days if special
circumstances exist. In no case shall any
dwelling be occupied prior to connection to
all utilities.
• D. All manufactured housing developments shall be
platted or replatted.
Section 6.55. Procedure for R-lMH Development Plan and
Zoning Review. No person shall erect, establish, extend
or enlarge a manufactured housing development within the
City of Chanhassen without first obtaining approval from
the City Council, following review and recommendation by
the Planning Commission. Approval shall be granted only
upon compliance with all of the following:
1. The application and review process for a manufac-
tured housing development shall be governed by
the procedures set forth in Section 14.05 of this
Ordinance, except as herein modified.
2. The application fee for processing any manufac-
tured housing development proposal shall be the
same as that established for a Planned Development.
3. The site development plan, landscape plan, sub-
division plat, and all other required plan submit-
tals shall comply with all development standards
of this district.
4. The proposed development must be located within
• the Metropolitan Urban Service Area, as defined
in the Chanhassen Comprehensive Plan, and must
be served by all public utilities.
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5. Development Plans may only be approved by a
majority vote of the City Council.
is Section 6.56. Boundaries of the R-lMH District. The
boundaries of the R-lMH District shall include the
following described tracts and parcels of land:
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effec-
tive from and after its passage and publication.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Chanhassen this 20th day o December ,'1982.
Th mas L Hamilton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, City Clerk/Manager
Public Hearing held on August 12, 1982 and continued on
September 9, 1982.
Published in the Carver County Herald on December 29 , 1982.
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